Willie Nelson and two cohorts – his sister, Bobbie Nelson, and David Anderson, his tour manager – were in a Louisiana court April 24, where Nelson and Anderson pleaded guilty to possession of pot and mushrooms, which were found on Nelson’s tour bus during a routine commercial vehicle inspection back in September.

The Red-Headed Stranger and Anderson were each fined $1,024 and were sentenced to six months probation; as part of the deal, the charges against sister Bobbie were dropped.

This article appears in April 20 • 2007.

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